Bilantul persoanelor care au murit in incendiile care afecteaza in prezent California a urcat joi la 63, dupa descoperirea altor sapte cadavre.
De asemenea, numarul celor care sunt dati disparuti in urma incendiului numit "Camp Fire" a crescut la 600 de persoane, a declarat seriful comitatului Butte, Kory Honea, intr-o conferinta de presa, citat de AFP.
Incendiul devastator "Camp Fire" a cuprins circa 55.800 de hectare si a devenit cel mai mortal si distrugator din California, intrecand in amploare incendiul "Griffith Park" din comitatul Los Angeles, care a provocat decesul a 29 de persoane in anul 1933.
In total, 10.321 de proprietati au fost distruse de flacari, au precizat autoritatile.
Potrivit DPA, care citeaza Casa Alba, presedintele american, Donald Trump, se va deplasa sambata in California pentru a se intalni cu persoane afectate de incendiile din acest stat din vestul Statelor Unite.
"We have located seven additional human remains," bringing the death toll of the CA #CampFire to 63pic.twitter.com/8ko92qnIyO
- Breaking911 (@breaking9111) 16 noiembrie 2018
Breaking: Death toll rises to 63 from #Campfire in Butte County, California. 631 people remain unaccounted for. pic.twitter.com/PxloyLbOyi
- PM Breaking News (@PMBreakingNews) 16 noiembrie 2018
Returning to Paradise: Michael & Charlie Ramirez returned after the #Campfire destroyed their home and managed to recover Charlie's precious keepsake bracelet that Michael had bought for her. ❤️ Everything else was mostly lost. The couple was ecstatic to recover the bracelet. pic.twitter.com/vUYvmc4wIC
- Marcus Yam 火 (@yamphoto) 16 noiembrie 2018
Today: Day 8 of Engine 305's deployment to the #campfire. The crew is in good health and has been a critical asset, along with the rest of their strike team, in securing very active regions of the fire. The loss is unfathomable, and we are doing everything we can to stop further. pic.twitter.com/SGOKd6mpkG
- BerkeleyFirefighters (@BerkeleyFD) 16 noiembrie 2018